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Bryan Cranston was nominated for a best acting Tony Award for his portrayal of Lyndon Baines Johnson in the new play “All The Way.” But he’s always been able to pack a house — even if it was just his own.

“My first ever performance was … in my garage,” he told Speakeasy. “It was standing room only. My mother thought it was fantastic and my father just went on and on about it.”

The actor said he decided to take on the role of LBJ to challenge himself after living through the “mushroom cloud” of “Breaking Bad,” for which he won three consecutive Emmys. “I needed to slip out of the ubiquity of television,” he said. And despite an aching back, a kinked neck, and a tired voice, he loves playing the president night after night. “It’s a beautiful play,” he said.

Next up: the reboot of the “Godzilla” franchise, which hits theaters in May. Cranston plays another scientist: a nuclear physicist. The movie itself is great, he said, but his CGI co-star was a real diva. “Godzilla was angry, demanding, sometimes refusing to come out of his trailer,” he joked. Read More »

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